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The ERC\u2019s budget has been increased to over EUR 13 billion under the new programme.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/erc.europa.eu\/organisation\/jean-pierre-bourguignon\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EProf. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;will be the first ERC president to be based in Brussels in a reinforced role that will enable him to\u0026nbsp;ensure closer cooperation with the European Commission, and monitor the implementation of the ERC Scientific Council\u2019s strategy.\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022tw-text-center tw-text-blue tw-font-bold tw-text-2xl lg:tw-w-1\/2 tw-border-2 tw-border-blue tw-p-12 tw-my-8 lg:tw-m-12 lg:tw--ml-16 tw-float-left\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022tw-text-5xl tw-rotate-180\u0022\u003E\u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cp class=\u0022tw-font-serif tw-italic\u0022\u003E\u2018Professor Bourguignon is the right choice for this task, given his distinguished academic career, international renown, and proven record of leadership.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n \u003Cfooter\u003E\n \u003Ccite class=\u0022tw-not-italic tw-font-normal tw-text-sm tw-text-black\u0022\u003EM\u00e1ire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science\u003C\/cite\u003E\n \u003C\/footer\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2018Professor Bourguignon is the right choice for this task, given his distinguished academic career, international renown, and proven record of leadership,\u2019 said Research, Innovation and Science Commissioner, M\u00e1ire Geoghegan-Quinn. \u2018I am confident that he will defend the ERC principles of excellence and independence.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe is the third president of the ERC since its launch in 2007, and succeeds Austrian social scientist Professor Helga Nowotny, who headed the organisation from 2010 to 2013.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProf. Bourguignon, who took over at the start of the year, was the first chairman of the ERC\u2019s mathematics\u0026nbsp;peer review panel. \u003Cspan\u003EAs the ERC president, he\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;has been given a four-year mandate, which is renewable once.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDiscussing his new role in an interview posted on the ERC\u2019s website, Prof. Bourguignon said:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u2018I measure the responsibility ... in particular because of the fantastic success that the ERC has been in such a short period of time.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProf. Bourguignon was the Director of the \u003Cem\u003EInstitut des Hautes \u00c9tudes Scientifiques \u003C\/em\u003E(IH\u00c9S) from 1994 till 2013. 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